Today is Tuesday, December 4, the 339
th
day of 2012. There are 27 days left in the year.
771 ― Karel, the Great, becomes king of all France
1791 ― Britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in world, first published
1843 ― Manila paper (made from sails, canvas and rope) patented, Massachusetts
1918 ― Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) proclaimed
1930 ― Vatican approves rhythm method for birth control
1931 ― "Frankenstein" opens at Mayfair
1976 ― Liz Taylor's seventh marriage (John Warner)
1980 ― Two months after death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin breaks up
1985 ― "Les Miserables" opens at Palace Theatre, London
1996 ― NASA's first Mars rover launched from Cape Canaveral